The Montparnasse Tower ("Tour Maine-Montparnasse"; nearest Metro:
Montparnasse-Bienvenüe) was built between 1969 and 1972. It is 209m high
(the tallest skyscraper in France) and is visible from most parts of central Paris.
The building is mainly used for offices, but you can take the lift to visit the
56th floor to enjoy panoramic views of Paris on three sides of the building (there
is also a restaurant on this floor). You may also go up to the 59th floor to walk
outside on the roof (also used as a helipad). There is an entrance charge.

Montparnasse Tower:
209m tall

Entrance for the 360-degree viewing area
(on the side near Montparnasse station)

Montparnasse Cemetery (Cimetière de Montparnasse) is one of the
largest cemeteries in Paris, covering about 18 hectares. The main entrance is
at 3 boulevard Edgard Quinet, and the nearest Metro station is Montparnasse-Bienvenüe.
Ask for a free plan at the main gate (there are also maps on boards near the entrances).
The cemetery is organised in divisions numbered 1 to 30.

The Paris Catacombs ("carrières et catacombes de Paris")
are a series of underground tunnels which were originally used as a limestone
quarry in the time of the Romans. Towards the end of the 18th century there was
a spread of disease in the city because of poorly buried bodies, and it was decided
to remove the remains from some of the cemeteries and place them instead inside
some of these tunnels. Thousands of skulls and bones were brought here and stacked
on top of each other.

A section of the catacombs is open to the public (there is an entrance charge).
The entrance is at 1 Place Denfert-Rochereau (nearest Metro: Denfert-Rochereau).
Once you are inside you need to walk down about 100 steps to reach the tunnels,
and climb a similar number at the end to return to the surface.You walk for about
500m through the tunnels. The exit is at 36 rue Rémy-Dumoncel (nearest
Metro: Alesia or Mouton Duvernet). Allow about 1 hour for your visit.

The sign above the entrance door reads:
"Stop - here is the empire of death"